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Sentence Correction
Directions (Q.1-10): Given below is a set of statements viz, (I), (II), (III), (IV) & (V). Read them to answer the question that follow without changing the tone of the paragraph.
I. The catastrophic impact of monsoon rainfall on several districts of Kerala has come as a grim reminder that the vigil against unpredictable natural disasters must never be relaxed.
II. More than three dozen people have died and an estimated 8,316 crore worth of economic assets have been lost in the seasonal rain, particularly over the past week.
III. The gates of reservoirs in the Idukki system, a giant hydroelectric project, and several other dams have been opened, inundating riverside habitations downstream.
IV. In the northern districts, damage to houses, roads and other structures has occurred owing to landslips caused by incessant showers.
V. There is genuine concern that a temporary respite in rainfall may be followed by another intense downpour from nascent weather systems; the India Meteorological Department has forecast rain until August 17.
- Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (II) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. Fine tuning disaster response strategies, augmenting human capacity and auditing unsafe structures – buildings, dams, bridges – can restrict damage.
2. Kerala government took time to factor concerns of dam safety, storing enough water for the lean season, moving people to relief camps.
3. Fiscal resources have become irretrievable and annihilation of multitudes can be visualized.
4. Kerala’s unusually heavy monsoon this year is in contrast to the long-period trend of rainfall.
5. none of theseAnswer : 3)
Explanation :
Option 3 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (III) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. The embankments of various proposals have been espied.
2. This points to the need for governments to strengthen their resilience planning.
3. This was a double whammy for people recovering from an earlier round of flooding just weeks ago.
4. Kerala’s rivers drain rapidly thanks to the steady slope from Western Ghats to Arabian Sea, due to which floods are rare occurrences.
5. none of theseAnswer : 1)
Explanation :
Option 1 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (I) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. The situation stands dramatically reversed now with the state receiving 19% surplus rainfall and six of 14 districts recording 20-59% surplus rainfall.
2. It is reasonable to expect that with its efficient primary health care network, Kerala will take all measures necessary to avoid epidemics in the wake of the floods.
3. Kerala was looking at a drought situation with 29% deficiency in rainfall, and planning water conservation measures.
4. The fatal shock in Kerala acts as an austere warning which nature has supervened with such a force.
5. none of theseAnswer : 4)
Explanation :
Option 4 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (V) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. The abnormally high rainfall that Kerala has received this year has led to over two dozen deaths in landslides and flash floods as well as the opening of sluice gates of 24 dams
2. An authentic interest that an alternate hiatus may come from incipient climatic conditions.
3. The spectacular disaster this year also underscores the role of the government as the insurer of last resort for the average citizen.
4. This is a wakeup call on the dangers posed by extreme weather phenomena.
5. none of theseAnswer : 2)
Explanation :
Option 2 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (IV) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. All States naturally look to Kerala, with its record of social development, for evolving best practices to handle such natural disasters.
2. It is to Kerala’s credit that the deluge has led not to a partisan blame game over planning, relief and rehabilitation, but an all-round effort to look ahead and plan for reconstruction.
3. Perpetual deluges have caused disruption to various territories.
4. An emergence of frequency of destructive flash floods in rare events can be frequently seen.
5. none of theseAnswer : 3)
Explanation :
Option 3 is suitable.
I. The life story of Muthuvel Karunanidhi is also a history of Tamil Nadu politics.
II. A five-time Chief Minister, and the longest serving legislator, winning 13 terms in the Assembly and not losing even once, Karunanidhi was the engineer of many of the progressive measures adopted by the State since Independence.
III. As the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, an offshoot of the rationalist social reform movement, the Dravidar Kazhagam, he was an influential figure at both State and national levels, whether in or out of power.
IV. He excelled as both administrator and organiser, adopting different styles, but always displaying a clinical efficiency while interacting with bureaucrats and party workers.
V. Although his administrative acumen was often contrasted with the welfarism of his political rival, M.G. Ramachandran, Karunanidhi was not beyond the draw of populism.
- Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (II) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. He was a crusader for federalism, often standing up to the Centre for the State’s rights.
2. Handling Tamil Nadu for maximum times and and a prolonged politician , he is responsible for the state’s voyage.
3. It is here that the legacy of Karunanidhi matters most, as he was the last anchor to a political tradition that will continue to shape the destiny of the State.
4. Kalaignar Karunanidhi was now a legend, an icon of the old mould, but without the patina of obsolescence on its form or features.
5. none of theseAnswer : 2)
Explanation :
Option 2 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (I) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. Karunanidhi will be remembered for his passion for Tamil and uncompromising secularism.
2. He was a living legend, an icon of the here and now as a symbol of aspirational politics negotiating electoral quicksands.
3. Karunanidhi’s identity was inseparable from his party’s for half a century.
4. Karunanidhi’s memoir is also an antiquity of Tamil Nadu.
5. none of theseAnswer : 4)
Explanation :
Option 4 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (V) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. He had his own individualistic personality which distinguished him from his adversaries.
2. In his case the aspirational politics was Dravida self-esteem combined with social radicalism, derived from Periyar and C.N. Annadurai (CNA).
3. It was compromise that enabled Karunanidhi to hold the party together after the debilitating split with M.G. Ramachandran and the subsequent emergence of its arch-rival in 1972.
4. He can only steer the DMK ship through the choppy waters of Tamil Nadu’s turmoil if he recasts the Dravidian movement’s commitment to the Tamil ethos.
5. none of theseAnswer :1)
Explanation :
Option 1 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (IV) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. What has changed over recent decades, however, is the quality of governance.
2. Here was an idealism being taunted by reality to be pragmatic, a pragmatism being haunted by history to be idealistic.
3. Transcending as chief and coordinator , he was skillful in his networking with everyone around him.
4. There have always been vast complexities in the political mechanics of the DMK, and Karunanidhi was integral to every turn of its screw.
5. none of theseAnswer : 3)
Explanation :
Option 3 is suitable. - Which among the following sentences can REPLACE Statement (III) IN CONTEXT completely?
1. He was noticed on the national stage for his brilliance as a party organiser
2. A significant character , Karunanidhi was persuasive figure.
3. The acknowledged heavyweight of southern politics made his presence felt on the national scene in a similar manner
4. This politically fluid situation brings us to the second dimension of the broader impact of Karunanidhi’s passing.
5. none of theseAnswer : 2)
Explanation :
Option 2 is suitable.
